O'Sullivan Stays Ahead at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Frostbite Series in Cork Harbour

27th January 2018

Overall leader after 12 races at the Monkstown Bay Laser League is Darragh O'Sullivan. Scroll down for photo gallery Credit: Bob Bateman.

Three different competitors got the winning gun in today's short sharp races at Monkstown Bay Sailing Club Laser Frostbite Series in Cork Harbour but Darragh O'Sullivan is still holding the overall lead writes Bob Bateman.

Chris Bateman is three points behind in second overall with John Durcan just a point further behind.

It was mild day, if a bit overcast, with a ten–knot west–south–west breeze greeting the competitors for the fourth day of racing with Alan Feehily doing the honours as PRO.

Racing continues next week.

Photo gallery below

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Above and two photos below: Charles Dwyer is sixth overall

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Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Chris Bateman is three points off the lead

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Arthur O'Connor is 12th overall

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Above and two photos below: Johnny Durcan is third overall

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Above and below Cian Byrne is fourth overall

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Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Last year's league winner Ronan Kenneally is fifth overall

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Rob Howe lies ninth

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Tight mark roundings in the Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy leagueLuke McGrathO'Sullivan leads Howe into a weather mark

Monkstown Bay Laser dinghy sailing11 Overall results after 12 races so far

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